WHAT dislike about modeling Probably oft-mentioned bete noire veteran tissue trimmer repairing fine line between challenge pain butt perhaps way approach makes difference Meeting challenge ing triumphant what makes encounter fun Slogging through restoration hours hours just get back place started can real drag would like propose couple simple solutions repairing problem Lets just suppose have either chosen model its lousy Free Flight characteristics have made model kits pretty colored paintings model box lots fancy formed plastic pieces heavy wood inside either case starting two strikes against no mat ter what model going straighten up fly right certainly have highest hopes plane though takes get message trying send namely Im going fly Char lie no matter what really looks like lost cause enjoying too much might well con sider wonderful catharsis just stomping model short storage space am can always use extra room little diesel fuel poured Spitfire match applied strategic spot firecracker affixed Keith Rider tire tracks over Hansa-Branden burg can ways creating memorable mo ments friends added bonus leaving way clear start new model promise excitement other ways avoiding dreaded repair scene might consider giving model what left away have learned great deal about construction techniques trash can field An examination some elses remains can yield some interesting tech niques covering joinery problem solv ing let someone benefit yours does involve fun jumping up down frustrating ship life selfindulgence event really like model feel like eradicating its existence may wish bite bullet fix Still need make difficult call point Will fixed Chris Johnsons F4B-4 Peanut Indoor L covered condenser paper f lies slow easy quite stable zero dihedral Photo Carlo Godel Letov 5-139 Czechoslovakias Fr Bails R flies over 5Osec indoors Bet never stalls Photo Lubomir Koutny Canadas UicK Allen minks US Postmaster General should put out series air racing commemorative stampswith L being first course right see favorite Gee Bee fanatic Gee Bee statue bought $1 1986 World Fair after closed Sad say problem couldnt get home 68 Model Aviation Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 Fred Pierce Handley Page Northwests 1988 Scale Watch No-doc contest Power twin Merlin 047s stalled crashed hand launch Dennis Weatherly photo DC Maxecuters new flying attire mod eled club member Allan Schanzle displays Darmstadt D-22 rubberpowered Scale model Plc Tom Schmitt further flyingor just hang ceil ing suggestion hang up go broke Really nice job glue nose block remove engine Gas/ Electric/C02-powered ship will prevent later temptation have sort forgotten badly thing really flew begun lieve wont take much get cuddling cumulus attempt fly again will much farther ahead game carefully Bobby Halght ponders timeless ques tion rebuild rebuild diesel-powered Hansa built Aero modeller plans Author Bill Warner ex pounds question month analyze its problems before beginning repairs friend video camera could have inval uable test flights brought present point could review flights wiped model out first place decide just what caused damage way threw warp wind aft CG No use doing perfect repair taking back field have repeat per formance Most models about have doubt whether will fly taken field pretty raw state dont put details like engine parts sticking out cowling up front can get banged up wheel pants rip off etc Often weight must added replace part leave off heavy cowl should weighed equal amount lead taped place cowl would occupy Taping some sponge rub ber other protection chin wheel pant impact points wing tips top G-Mark 036 cu glow engine has throttle muffler Power can cut back easily testing scalelike flight speeds fin can prevent structural damage pro tection apply should protrude too far trying disrupt airflow just save some structure never color doping final detailing before testing Flying over soft stuff can find makes difference world us fly over dirt rocks sagebrush seldom Jack McCrakens fabulous Sueprmarine Seagull tour de force Rubber Scale design construction Flights longbut theyre spectacular Power contrarotating props comes two rubber motors wound rear transmitted back pylon through cranking system nose 1 via drive shafts Cog belts pylon turn props wonders will ROW too June 1989 69 Carlo Godels electric-powered Fike early designs sports pair eyecatching detailed dummy cylinders Continued page 172 Get STICKS. Fly RIGHT! 4 Primary Flight Training Program Videoc Teaches basic flight control safety Demonstrates training procedures flight lessons Explains frequency control field rules Utilizes Ground School Flight training Text Beginners Guide Radio Control Sport Flying Douglas R Pratt Tab Books Inc Includes information Academy Model Aeronautics STRUCTURE YOUR LEARNING PROCESS FROM PURCHASE TO LANDING AVOID PREMATURE CRASHES AND UNNECESSARY EXPENSES LEARN PROPER SAFETY AND CONTROL MAKE LEARNING TO FLY EASY VASTLY INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS GREAT FOR CLUB INSTRUC TORS & HOBBY SHOP OWNERS,s - HEM ANY WAY w{o n]g~ BETTER PERFORMANCE NYROD THE ORIGINAL QtbQr PUSH ROD COMPLETE WITH ALL REQUIRED METAL ______________________________________ FITTINGS IDEALLY SUITED FOR ANY PUSH ROD ACTIONj RO\ RUDDERS ELEVATORS AILERONS THROTTLE sr CONTROL BOATS SEA PLANES. YOUR IMAGINATION 34 LONG ASSEMBLED LENGTH at NYROD SU-PR-LINE PROCUCTS INC 18800 State Route 47 E Sidney ONo 45365 PI 5134804721 HARDWARE INCLUDED 14 NYRODapter 18 Rod 2-56 Threaded end problem model simply drills out shall duck Out gig before make misteaks So See ya downwind USOC FF Scale/Warner Continued page 69 have luxury undamaged models after days flying Checking model carefully before flying can definitely help avoid repairs Find steam out wing warps Add little extra weight nose forward CG means greater stability Make sure nose block Rubber model snug going bounce around giving new thrust angle other second Tack glue things together can separate impact wing breaks two little tacked spots still OK thats solidly glued can take half cabin area goes Making wings plug Onto wires boxes better testing avoid windy conditions avoid fully wound Rubber motors have seen mi nor problems could have easily cor rected completely wipe out model due ex tra speed imparted full-power test Use smaller shorter longer rubber motors fewer winds tests engine-powered craft use propellers stalled backwards engines running very rich little rich may lean out scream extra air supply starts coming model tossed Some engines available throttles such G-Mark 035 can slowed down encountering rich/lean problem An engine cutoff timer will help cut ting off fuel flight almostbut quite old spiral dive doom kills models overlong engine runs because turn gets tighter tighter airspeed builds up repair try avoid doing things same way second time big Cleve land Stinson Reliant crash No Bill Say didnt happen RMcM broke wings inside rear spar made jog aileron broke right Id glued upgraded ad hesive repairing going slow-dry ep oxy also added bundles carbon-fiber thread around areas figured would break again smoothing epoxy over squeegee No further problems first crash located weak points added strength can add small wire hard wood pins hold joints together use doublers repair harder materials use cloth reinforce ment over weak areas add gussets etc Just dont put back way first time Once have plane flying well then should go through trouble making model look really super shock seeing fully finished super-detailed model go ultimate trauma hate repairs simple repairs can tolerated model shows promise repairs just bring back originallybecause have made model finished first place Famous goofs department t once forgot re move stuffer stick short inside Macchi C202 Rubber model certainly flew bit weird side Once modeler will notice has nose block upside down modeling clay ballast nose has fallen off very surprised look face often re 172 Model Aviation ci $2 Vt fn c TtiIlgo qIre ma/MI -505 flects feelings having betrayed own creation Well ran across good goof time full-sized Morane monoplane back 1911 Maurice Tabuteau time test pilot Morane preparing competition Tour de Belgique race relates left test flight As soon rolling along fairly fast before taking off rea lized something unusual happening As soon plane off ground leaned left could nothing straighten up full right stick landed immediately fortunately damage immediately checked rigging adjustment say alignment leading edge trailing edge correct what happened examined two wings closely undercambered right flat-bottomed left Actually two types Morane monoplanes being manufactured time flying schools beginners plane equipped 25 horsepower 25 chevaux An zani three-cylinder engine equipped un dercambered wings permitted low-speed flying about 70 kph high performance using same fu selage Gnome 50 horsepower Anzani sevencylinder engine used time flatbottomed wings haste departure Paris mixed two pairs wings Moi Maurice Tabuteau Aviateur Pro fessionel en 1910 Part V Le Fana de 1 Aviation November 1988 So fellow birdmen next time mess up dont feel stupid Happy hints Via Northwest Scale Watch newsletter comes idea Try Elmers contact cement small tube attaching windows canopies John Stewart says has excellent tack dries clear warm-water cleanup no scars plastic models fin ish same issue Greg Davis builder museum-quality FF Scale models adds vote Coverites BalsaRite seal balsa before tis sue covering Ric Dittman advises thinning like dope going cover silk us ing two coats Greg also used BalsaRite bondpaper cowls decking nonshrinking prevents cave-ins NFFS US Outdoor Champs Lawrenceville IL will site exciting weeks imaginable during period June 19-23 1989 will no less 61 events includ ing Old-Timer SAM stuff NFFS events Towline Glider Ornithopter Flying Aces Club events Jumbo Rubber mass launches Thursday Friday going real three-ring circus wont want miss Contact people Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 schedule dor mitory information info NFFS events Don Sachtjen RR 5 Box 56B Bloomfield IN 47424 information SAM events FAC GHQ Lin Reichel 3301 Cindy Lane Erie PA 16506 Scale events Send large SASE US Indoor Championships June 1-4 1989 Minidome Johnson City TN date calendar fly Indoor Scale events will include AMA Scale Peanut Scale Pistachio Scale general information send large Helldivers think Cur tiss Helldiver would have looked home National Air Races heres news Dave Diels long known painstaking efforts putting out kits discriminating modeler now has SBC-4 kit $14 plus $2 shipping Its fun just open kit fondle ma terials Its real Thirties nostalgia few mod ern touches spans 17 beginners kit modeler few un der belt models should provide hours fun Dave also has TBD-l Devastator $1550 plus P&H spans 25 Decals canopies best anywhere Send Diels Engineer ing PO Box 101 Woodville OH 43469 Ask list other kits Thirties WW II planesbut include SASE Wet T-shirt contest planned have could talk AMA official event great-looking shirts around today really square showing up club meeting last-years favorite Cactus Squadron FAC got re quests its great shirts after FAC Club Nats Geneseo NY officers decided make few available others Look page 87 October 1988 issue magazine see Dave Smith wearing multicolored collectors item Send check $10 made out Bob Schlosberg 7420 E Buena Terra Way Scotts dale AZ 85253 shirts fantastic espe cially like Curtiss Sparrowhawk its Zeppelin hook 174 Model Aviation SASE Italiano address mentioned above info just MIAMA Pistachio Grand Prix send another large SASE Dr J Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/06
Page Numbers: 68, 69, 172, 174
WHAT dislike about modeling Probably oft-mentioned bete noire veteran tissue trimmer repairing fine line between challenge pain butt perhaps way approach makes difference Meeting challenge ing triumphant what makes encounter fun Slogging through restoration hours hours just get back place started can real drag would like propose couple simple solutions repairing problem Lets just suppose have either chosen model its lousy Free Flight characteristics have made model kits pretty colored paintings model box lots fancy formed plastic pieces heavy wood inside either case starting two strikes against no mat ter what model going straighten up fly right certainly have highest hopes plane though takes get message trying send namely Im going fly Char lie no matter what really looks like lost cause enjoying too much might well con sider wonderful catharsis just stomping model short storage space am can always use extra room little diesel fuel poured Spitfire match applied strategic spot firecracker affixed Keith Rider tire tracks over Hansa-Branden burg can ways creating memorable mo ments friends added bonus leaving way clear start new model promise excitement other ways avoiding dreaded repair scene might consider giving model what left away have learned great deal about construction techniques trash can field An examination some elses remains can yield some interesting tech niques covering joinery problem solv ing let someone benefit yours does involve fun jumping up down frustrating ship life selfindulgence event really like model feel like eradicating its existence may wish bite bullet fix Still need make difficult call point Will fixed Chris Johnsons F4B-4 Peanut Indoor L covered condenser paper f lies slow easy quite stable zero dihedral Photo Carlo Godel Letov 5-139 Czechoslovakias Fr Bails R flies over 5Osec indoors Bet never stalls Photo Lubomir Koutny Canadas UicK Allen minks US Postmaster General should put out series air racing commemorative stampswith L being first course right see favorite Gee Bee fanatic Gee Bee statue bought $1 1986 World Fair after closed Sad say problem couldnt get home 68 Model Aviation Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 Fred Pierce Handley Page Northwests 1988 Scale Watch No-doc contest Power twin Merlin 047s stalled crashed hand launch Dennis Weatherly photo DC Maxecuters new flying attire mod eled club member Allan Schanzle displays Darmstadt D-22 rubberpowered Scale model Plc Tom Schmitt further flyingor just hang ceil ing suggestion hang up go broke Really nice job glue nose block remove engine Gas/ Electric/C02-powered ship will prevent later temptation have sort forgotten badly thing really flew begun lieve wont take much get cuddling cumulus attempt fly again will much farther ahead game carefully Bobby Halght ponders timeless ques tion rebuild rebuild diesel-powered Hansa built Aero modeller plans Author Bill Warner ex pounds question month analyze its problems before beginning repairs friend video camera could have inval uable test flights brought present point could review flights wiped model out first place decide just what caused damage way threw warp wind aft CG No use doing perfect repair taking back field have repeat per formance Most models about have doubt whether will fly taken field pretty raw state dont put details like engine parts sticking out cowling up front can get banged up wheel pants rip off etc Often weight must added replace part leave off heavy cowl should weighed equal amount lead taped place cowl would occupy Taping some sponge rub ber other protection chin wheel pant impact points wing tips top G-Mark 036 cu glow engine has throttle muffler Power can cut back easily testing scalelike flight speeds fin can prevent structural damage pro tection apply should protrude too far trying disrupt airflow just save some structure never color doping final detailing before testing Flying over soft stuff can find makes difference world us fly over dirt rocks sagebrush seldom Jack McCrakens fabulous Sueprmarine Seagull tour de force Rubber Scale design construction Flights longbut theyre spectacular Power contrarotating props comes two rubber motors wound rear transmitted back pylon through cranking system nose 1 via drive shafts Cog belts pylon turn props wonders will ROW too June 1989 69 Carlo Godels electric-powered Fike early designs sports pair eyecatching detailed dummy cylinders Continued page 172 Get STICKS. Fly RIGHT! 4 Primary Flight Training Program Videoc Teaches basic flight control safety Demonstrates training procedures flight lessons Explains frequency control field rules Utilizes Ground School Flight training Text Beginners Guide Radio Control Sport Flying Douglas R Pratt Tab Books Inc Includes information Academy Model Aeronautics STRUCTURE YOUR LEARNING PROCESS FROM PURCHASE TO LANDING AVOID PREMATURE CRASHES AND UNNECESSARY EXPENSES LEARN PROPER SAFETY AND CONTROL MAKE LEARNING TO FLY EASY VASTLY INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS GREAT FOR CLUB INSTRUC TORS & HOBBY SHOP OWNERS,s - HEM ANY WAY w{o n]g~ BETTER PERFORMANCE NYROD THE ORIGINAL QtbQr PUSH ROD COMPLETE WITH ALL REQUIRED METAL ______________________________________ FITTINGS IDEALLY SUITED FOR ANY PUSH ROD ACTIONj RO\ RUDDERS ELEVATORS AILERONS THROTTLE sr CONTROL BOATS SEA PLANES. YOUR IMAGINATION 34 LONG ASSEMBLED LENGTH at NYROD SU-PR-LINE PROCUCTS INC 18800 State Route 47 E Sidney ONo 45365 PI 5134804721 HARDWARE INCLUDED 14 NYRODapter 18 Rod 2-56 Threaded end problem model simply drills out shall duck Out gig before make misteaks So See ya downwind USOC FF Scale/Warner Continued page 69 have luxury undamaged models after days flying Checking model carefully before flying can definitely help avoid repairs Find steam out wing warps Add little extra weight nose forward CG means greater stability Make sure nose block Rubber model snug going bounce around giving new thrust angle other second Tack glue things together can separate impact wing breaks two little tacked spots still OK thats solidly glued can take half cabin area goes Making wings plug Onto wires boxes better testing avoid windy conditions avoid fully wound Rubber motors have seen mi nor problems could have easily cor rected completely wipe out model due ex tra speed imparted full-power test Use smaller shorter longer rubber motors fewer winds tests engine-powered craft use propellers stalled backwards engines running very rich little rich may lean out scream extra air supply starts coming model tossed Some engines available throttles such G-Mark 035 can slowed down encountering rich/lean problem An engine cutoff timer will help cut ting off fuel flight almostbut quite old spiral dive doom kills models overlong engine runs because turn gets tighter tighter airspeed builds up repair try avoid doing things same way second time big Cleve land Stinson Reliant crash No Bill Say didnt happen RMcM broke wings inside rear spar made jog aileron broke right Id glued upgraded ad hesive repairing going slow-dry ep oxy also added bundles carbon-fiber thread around areas figured would break again smoothing epoxy over squeegee No further problems first crash located weak points added strength can add small wire hard wood pins hold joints together use doublers repair harder materials use cloth reinforce ment over weak areas add gussets etc Just dont put back way first time Once have plane flying well then should go through trouble making model look really super shock seeing fully finished super-detailed model go ultimate trauma hate repairs simple repairs can tolerated model shows promise repairs just bring back originallybecause have made model finished first place Famous goofs department t once forgot re move stuffer stick short inside Macchi C202 Rubber model certainly flew bit weird side Once modeler will notice has nose block upside down modeling clay ballast nose has fallen off very surprised look face often re 172 Model Aviation ci $2 Vt fn c TtiIlgo qIre ma/MI -505 flects feelings having betrayed own creation Well ran across good goof time full-sized Morane monoplane back 1911 Maurice Tabuteau time test pilot Morane preparing competition Tour de Belgique race relates left test flight As soon rolling along fairly fast before taking off rea lized something unusual happening As soon plane off ground leaned left could nothing straighten up full right stick landed immediately fortunately damage immediately checked rigging adjustment say alignment leading edge trailing edge correct what happened examined two wings closely undercambered right flat-bottomed left Actually two types Morane monoplanes being manufactured time flying schools beginners plane equipped 25 horsepower 25 chevaux An zani three-cylinder engine equipped un dercambered wings permitted low-speed flying about 70 kph high performance using same fu selage Gnome 50 horsepower Anzani sevencylinder engine used time flatbottomed wings haste departure Paris mixed two pairs wings Moi Maurice Tabuteau Aviateur Pro fessionel en 1910 Part V Le Fana de 1 Aviation November 1988 So fellow birdmen next time mess up dont feel stupid Happy hints Via Northwest Scale Watch newsletter comes idea Try Elmers contact cement small tube attaching windows canopies John Stewart says has excellent tack dries clear warm-water cleanup no scars plastic models fin ish same issue Greg Davis builder museum-quality FF Scale models adds vote Coverites BalsaRite seal balsa before tis sue covering Ric Dittman advises thinning like dope going cover silk us ing two coats Greg also used BalsaRite bondpaper cowls decking nonshrinking prevents cave-ins NFFS US Outdoor Champs Lawrenceville IL will site exciting weeks imaginable during period June 19-23 1989 will no less 61 events includ ing Old-Timer SAM stuff NFFS events Towline Glider Ornithopter Flying Aces Club events Jumbo Rubber mass launches Thursday Friday going real three-ring circus wont want miss Contact people Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 schedule dor mitory information info NFFS events Don Sachtjen RR 5 Box 56B Bloomfield IN 47424 information SAM events FAC GHQ Lin Reichel 3301 Cindy Lane Erie PA 16506 Scale events Send large SASE US Indoor Championships June 1-4 1989 Minidome Johnson City TN date calendar fly Indoor Scale events will include AMA Scale Peanut Scale Pistachio Scale general information send large Helldivers think Cur tiss Helldiver would have looked home National Air Races heres news Dave Diels long known painstaking efforts putting out kits discriminating modeler now has SBC-4 kit $14 plus $2 shipping Its fun just open kit fondle ma terials Its real Thirties nostalgia few mod ern touches spans 17 beginners kit modeler few un der belt models should provide hours fun Dave also has TBD-l Devastator $1550 plus P&H spans 25 Decals canopies best anywhere Send Diels Engineer ing PO Box 101 Woodville OH 43469 Ask list other kits Thirties WW II planesbut include SASE Wet T-shirt contest planned have could talk AMA official event great-looking shirts around today really square showing up club meeting last-years favorite Cactus Squadron FAC got re quests its great shirts after FAC Club Nats Geneseo NY officers decided make few available others Look page 87 October 1988 issue magazine see Dave Smith wearing multicolored collectors item Send check $10 made out Bob Schlosberg 7420 E Buena Terra Way Scotts dale AZ 85253 shirts fantastic espe cially like Curtiss Sparrowhawk its Zeppelin hook 174 Model Aviation SASE Italiano address mentioned above info just MIAMA Pistachio Grand Prix send another large SASE Dr J Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/06
Page Numbers: 68, 69, 172, 174
WHAT dislike about modeling Probably oft-mentioned bete noire veteran tissue trimmer repairing fine line between challenge pain butt perhaps way approach makes difference Meeting challenge ing triumphant what makes encounter fun Slogging through restoration hours hours just get back place started can real drag would like propose couple simple solutions repairing problem Lets just suppose have either chosen model its lousy Free Flight characteristics have made model kits pretty colored paintings model box lots fancy formed plastic pieces heavy wood inside either case starting two strikes against no mat ter what model going straighten up fly right certainly have highest hopes plane though takes get message trying send namely Im going fly Char lie no matter what really looks like lost cause enjoying too much might well con sider wonderful catharsis just stomping model short storage space am can always use extra room little diesel fuel poured Spitfire match applied strategic spot firecracker affixed Keith Rider tire tracks over Hansa-Branden burg can ways creating memorable mo ments friends added bonus leaving way clear start new model promise excitement other ways avoiding dreaded repair scene might consider giving model what left away have learned great deal about construction techniques trash can field An examination some elses remains can yield some interesting tech niques covering joinery problem solv ing let someone benefit yours does involve fun jumping up down frustrating ship life selfindulgence event really like model feel like eradicating its existence may wish bite bullet fix Still need make difficult call point Will fixed Chris Johnsons F4B-4 Peanut Indoor L covered condenser paper f lies slow easy quite stable zero dihedral Photo Carlo Godel Letov 5-139 Czechoslovakias Fr Bails R flies over 5Osec indoors Bet never stalls Photo Lubomir Koutny Canadas UicK Allen minks US Postmaster General should put out series air racing commemorative stampswith L being first course right see favorite Gee Bee fanatic Gee Bee statue bought $1 1986 World Fair after closed Sad say problem couldnt get home 68 Model Aviation Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 Fred Pierce Handley Page Northwests 1988 Scale Watch No-doc contest Power twin Merlin 047s stalled crashed hand launch Dennis Weatherly photo DC Maxecuters new flying attire mod eled club member Allan Schanzle displays Darmstadt D-22 rubberpowered Scale model Plc Tom Schmitt further flyingor just hang ceil ing suggestion hang up go broke Really nice job glue nose block remove engine Gas/ Electric/C02-powered ship will prevent later temptation have sort forgotten badly thing really flew begun lieve wont take much get cuddling cumulus attempt fly again will much farther ahead game carefully Bobby Halght ponders timeless ques tion rebuild rebuild diesel-powered Hansa built Aero modeller plans Author Bill Warner ex pounds question month analyze its problems before beginning repairs friend video camera could have inval uable test flights brought present point could review flights wiped model out first place decide just what caused damage way threw warp wind aft CG No use doing perfect repair taking back field have repeat per formance Most models about have doubt whether will fly taken field pretty raw state dont put details like engine parts sticking out cowling up front can get banged up wheel pants rip off etc Often weight must added replace part leave off heavy cowl should weighed equal amount lead taped place cowl would occupy Taping some sponge rub ber other protection chin wheel pant impact points wing tips top G-Mark 036 cu glow engine has throttle muffler Power can cut back easily testing scalelike flight speeds fin can prevent structural damage pro tection apply should protrude too far trying disrupt airflow just save some structure never color doping final detailing before testing Flying over soft stuff can find makes difference world us fly over dirt rocks sagebrush seldom Jack McCrakens fabulous Sueprmarine Seagull tour de force Rubber Scale design construction Flights longbut theyre spectacular Power contrarotating props comes two rubber motors wound rear transmitted back pylon through cranking system nose 1 via drive shafts Cog belts pylon turn props wonders will ROW too June 1989 69 Carlo Godels electric-powered Fike early designs sports pair eyecatching detailed dummy cylinders Continued page 172 Get STICKS. Fly RIGHT! 4 Primary Flight Training Program Videoc Teaches basic flight control safety Demonstrates training procedures flight lessons Explains frequency control field rules Utilizes Ground School Flight training Text Beginners Guide Radio Control Sport Flying Douglas R Pratt Tab Books Inc Includes information Academy Model Aeronautics STRUCTURE YOUR LEARNING PROCESS FROM PURCHASE TO LANDING AVOID PREMATURE CRASHES AND UNNECESSARY EXPENSES LEARN PROPER SAFETY AND CONTROL MAKE LEARNING TO FLY EASY VASTLY INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS GREAT FOR CLUB INSTRUC TORS & HOBBY SHOP OWNERS,s - HEM ANY WAY w{o n]g~ BETTER PERFORMANCE NYROD THE ORIGINAL QtbQr PUSH ROD COMPLETE WITH ALL REQUIRED METAL ______________________________________ FITTINGS IDEALLY SUITED FOR ANY PUSH ROD ACTIONj RO\ RUDDERS ELEVATORS AILERONS THROTTLE sr CONTROL BOATS SEA PLANES. YOUR IMAGINATION 34 LONG ASSEMBLED LENGTH at NYROD SU-PR-LINE PROCUCTS INC 18800 State Route 47 E Sidney ONo 45365 PI 5134804721 HARDWARE INCLUDED 14 NYRODapter 18 Rod 2-56 Threaded end problem model simply drills out shall duck Out gig before make misteaks So See ya downwind USOC FF Scale/Warner Continued page 69 have luxury undamaged models after days flying Checking model carefully before flying can definitely help avoid repairs Find steam out wing warps Add little extra weight nose forward CG means greater stability Make sure nose block Rubber model snug going bounce around giving new thrust angle other second Tack glue things together can separate impact wing breaks two little tacked spots still OK thats solidly glued can take half cabin area goes Making wings plug Onto wires boxes better testing avoid windy conditions avoid fully wound Rubber motors have seen mi nor problems could have easily cor rected completely wipe out model due ex tra speed imparted full-power test Use smaller shorter longer rubber motors fewer winds tests engine-powered craft use propellers stalled backwards engines running very rich little rich may lean out scream extra air supply starts coming model tossed Some engines available throttles such G-Mark 035 can slowed down encountering rich/lean problem An engine cutoff timer will help cut ting off fuel flight almostbut quite old spiral dive doom kills models overlong engine runs because turn gets tighter tighter airspeed builds up repair try avoid doing things same way second time big Cleve land Stinson Reliant crash No Bill Say didnt happen RMcM broke wings inside rear spar made jog aileron broke right Id glued upgraded ad hesive repairing going slow-dry ep oxy also added bundles carbon-fiber thread around areas figured would break again smoothing epoxy over squeegee No further problems first crash located weak points added strength can add small wire hard wood pins hold joints together use doublers repair harder materials use cloth reinforce ment over weak areas add gussets etc Just dont put back way first time Once have plane flying well then should go through trouble making model look really super shock seeing fully finished super-detailed model go ultimate trauma hate repairs simple repairs can tolerated model shows promise repairs just bring back originallybecause have made model finished first place Famous goofs department t once forgot re move stuffer stick short inside Macchi C202 Rubber model certainly flew bit weird side Once modeler will notice has nose block upside down modeling clay ballast nose has fallen off very surprised look face often re 172 Model Aviation ci $2 Vt fn c TtiIlgo qIre ma/MI -505 flects feelings having betrayed own creation Well ran across good goof time full-sized Morane monoplane back 1911 Maurice Tabuteau time test pilot Morane preparing competition Tour de Belgique race relates left test flight As soon rolling along fairly fast before taking off rea lized something unusual happening As soon plane off ground leaned left could nothing straighten up full right stick landed immediately fortunately damage immediately checked rigging adjustment say alignment leading edge trailing edge correct what happened examined two wings closely undercambered right flat-bottomed left Actually two types Morane monoplanes being manufactured time flying schools beginners plane equipped 25 horsepower 25 chevaux An zani three-cylinder engine equipped un dercambered wings permitted low-speed flying about 70 kph high performance using same fu selage Gnome 50 horsepower Anzani sevencylinder engine used time flatbottomed wings haste departure Paris mixed two pairs wings Moi Maurice Tabuteau Aviateur Pro fessionel en 1910 Part V Le Fana de 1 Aviation November 1988 So fellow birdmen next time mess up dont feel stupid Happy hints Via Northwest Scale Watch newsletter comes idea Try Elmers contact cement small tube attaching windows canopies John Stewart says has excellent tack dries clear warm-water cleanup no scars plastic models fin ish same issue Greg Davis builder museum-quality FF Scale models adds vote Coverites BalsaRite seal balsa before tis sue covering Ric Dittman advises thinning like dope going cover silk us ing two coats Greg also used BalsaRite bondpaper cowls decking nonshrinking prevents cave-ins NFFS US Outdoor Champs Lawrenceville IL will site exciting weeks imaginable during period June 19-23 1989 will no less 61 events includ ing Old-Timer SAM stuff NFFS events Towline Glider Ornithopter Flying Aces Club events Jumbo Rubber mass launches Thursday Friday going real three-ring circus wont want miss Contact people Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 schedule dor mitory information info NFFS events Don Sachtjen RR 5 Box 56B Bloomfield IN 47424 information SAM events FAC GHQ Lin Reichel 3301 Cindy Lane Erie PA 16506 Scale events Send large SASE US Indoor Championships June 1-4 1989 Minidome Johnson City TN date calendar fly Indoor Scale events will include AMA Scale Peanut Scale Pistachio Scale general information send large Helldivers think Cur tiss Helldiver would have looked home National Air Races heres news Dave Diels long known painstaking efforts putting out kits discriminating modeler now has SBC-4 kit $14 plus $2 shipping Its fun just open kit fondle ma terials Its real Thirties nostalgia few mod ern touches spans 17 beginners kit modeler few un der belt models should provide hours fun Dave also has TBD-l Devastator $1550 plus P&H spans 25 Decals canopies best anywhere Send Diels Engineer ing PO Box 101 Woodville OH 43469 Ask list other kits Thirties WW II planesbut include SASE Wet T-shirt contest planned have could talk AMA official event great-looking shirts around today really square showing up club meeting last-years favorite Cactus Squadron FAC got re quests its great shirts after FAC Club Nats Geneseo NY officers decided make few available others Look page 87 October 1988 issue magazine see Dave Smith wearing multicolored collectors item Send check $10 made out Bob Schlosberg 7420 E Buena Terra Way Scotts dale AZ 85253 shirts fantastic espe cially like Curtiss Sparrowhawk its Zeppelin hook 174 Model Aviation SASE Italiano address mentioned above info just MIAMA Pistachio Grand Prix send another large SASE Dr J Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133
Edition: Model Aviation - 1989/06
Page Numbers: 68, 69, 172, 174
WHAT dislike about modeling Probably oft-mentioned bete noire veteran tissue trimmer repairing fine line between challenge pain butt perhaps way approach makes difference Meeting challenge ing triumphant what makes encounter fun Slogging through restoration hours hours just get back place started can real drag would like propose couple simple solutions repairing problem Lets just suppose have either chosen model its lousy Free Flight characteristics have made model kits pretty colored paintings model box lots fancy formed plastic pieces heavy wood inside either case starting two strikes against no mat ter what model going straighten up fly right certainly have highest hopes plane though takes get message trying send namely Im going fly Char lie no matter what really looks like lost cause enjoying too much might well con sider wonderful catharsis just stomping model short storage space am can always use extra room little diesel fuel poured Spitfire match applied strategic spot firecracker affixed Keith Rider tire tracks over Hansa-Branden burg can ways creating memorable mo ments friends added bonus leaving way clear start new model promise excitement other ways avoiding dreaded repair scene might consider giving model what left away have learned great deal about construction techniques trash can field An examination some elses remains can yield some interesting tech niques covering joinery problem solv ing let someone benefit yours does involve fun jumping up down frustrating ship life selfindulgence event really like model feel like eradicating its existence may wish bite bullet fix Still need make difficult call point Will fixed Chris Johnsons F4B-4 Peanut Indoor L covered condenser paper f lies slow easy quite stable zero dihedral Photo Carlo Godel Letov 5-139 Czechoslovakias Fr Bails R flies over 5Osec indoors Bet never stalls Photo Lubomir Koutny Canadas UicK Allen minks US Postmaster General should put out series air racing commemorative stampswith L being first course right see favorite Gee Bee fanatic Gee Bee statue bought $1 1986 World Fair after closed Sad say problem couldnt get home 68 Model Aviation Free Flight Sport & Scale Bill Warner 423-C San Vicente Blvd Santa Monica CA 90402 Fred Pierce Handley Page Northwests 1988 Scale Watch No-doc contest Power twin Merlin 047s stalled crashed hand launch Dennis Weatherly photo DC Maxecuters new flying attire mod eled club member Allan Schanzle displays Darmstadt D-22 rubberpowered Scale model Plc Tom Schmitt further flyingor just hang ceil ing suggestion hang up go broke Really nice job glue nose block remove engine Gas/ Electric/C02-powered ship will prevent later temptation have sort forgotten badly thing really flew begun lieve wont take much get cuddling cumulus attempt fly again will much farther ahead game carefully Bobby Halght ponders timeless ques tion rebuild rebuild diesel-powered Hansa built Aero modeller plans Author Bill Warner ex pounds question month analyze its problems before beginning repairs friend video camera could have inval uable test flights brought present point could review flights wiped model out first place decide just what caused damage way threw warp wind aft CG No use doing perfect repair taking back field have repeat per formance Most models about have doubt whether will fly taken field pretty raw state dont put details like engine parts sticking out cowling up front can get banged up wheel pants rip off etc Often weight must added replace part leave off heavy cowl should weighed equal amount lead taped place cowl would occupy Taping some sponge rub ber other protection chin wheel pant impact points wing tips top G-Mark 036 cu glow engine has throttle muffler Power can cut back easily testing scalelike flight speeds fin can prevent structural damage pro tection apply should protrude too far trying disrupt airflow just save some structure never color doping final detailing before testing Flying over soft stuff can find makes difference world us fly over dirt rocks sagebrush seldom Jack McCrakens fabulous Sueprmarine Seagull tour de force Rubber Scale design construction Flights longbut theyre spectacular Power contrarotating props comes two rubber motors wound rear transmitted back pylon through cranking system nose 1 via drive shafts Cog belts pylon turn props wonders will ROW too June 1989 69 Carlo Godels electric-powered Fike early designs sports pair eyecatching detailed dummy cylinders Continued page 172 Get STICKS. 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YOUR IMAGINATION 34 LONG ASSEMBLED LENGTH at NYROD SU-PR-LINE PROCUCTS INC 18800 State Route 47 E Sidney ONo 45365 PI 5134804721 HARDWARE INCLUDED 14 NYRODapter 18 Rod 2-56 Threaded end problem model simply drills out shall duck Out gig before make misteaks So See ya downwind USOC FF Scale/Warner Continued page 69 have luxury undamaged models after days flying Checking model carefully before flying can definitely help avoid repairs Find steam out wing warps Add little extra weight nose forward CG means greater stability Make sure nose block Rubber model snug going bounce around giving new thrust angle other second Tack glue things together can separate impact wing breaks two little tacked spots still OK thats solidly glued can take half cabin area goes Making wings plug Onto wires boxes better testing avoid windy conditions avoid fully wound Rubber motors have seen mi nor problems could have easily cor rected completely wipe out model due ex tra speed imparted full-power test Use smaller shorter longer rubber motors fewer winds tests engine-powered craft use propellers stalled backwards engines running very rich little rich may lean out scream extra air supply starts coming model tossed Some engines available throttles such G-Mark 035 can slowed down encountering rich/lean problem An engine cutoff timer will help cut ting off fuel flight almostbut quite old spiral dive doom kills models overlong engine runs because turn gets tighter tighter airspeed builds up repair try avoid doing things same way second time big Cleve land Stinson Reliant crash No Bill Say didnt happen RMcM broke wings inside rear spar made jog aileron broke right Id glued upgraded ad hesive repairing going slow-dry ep oxy also added bundles carbon-fiber thread around areas figured would break again smoothing epoxy over squeegee No further problems first crash located weak points added strength can add small wire hard wood pins hold joints together use doublers repair harder materials use cloth reinforce ment over weak areas add gussets etc Just dont put back way first time Once have plane flying well then should go through trouble making model look really super shock seeing fully finished super-detailed model go ultimate trauma hate repairs simple repairs can tolerated model shows promise repairs just bring back originallybecause have made model finished first place Famous goofs department t once forgot re move stuffer stick short inside Macchi C202 Rubber model certainly flew bit weird side Once modeler will notice has nose block upside down modeling clay ballast nose has fallen off very surprised look face often re 172 Model Aviation ci $2 Vt fn c TtiIlgo qIre ma/MI -505 flects feelings having betrayed own creation Well ran across good goof time full-sized Morane monoplane back 1911 Maurice Tabuteau time test pilot Morane preparing competition Tour de Belgique race relates left test flight As soon rolling along fairly fast before taking off rea lized something unusual happening As soon plane off ground leaned left could nothing straighten up full right stick landed immediately fortunately damage immediately checked rigging adjustment say alignment leading edge trailing edge correct what happened examined two wings closely undercambered right flat-bottomed left Actually two types Morane monoplanes being manufactured time flying schools beginners plane equipped 25 horsepower 25 chevaux An zani three-cylinder engine equipped un dercambered wings permitted low-speed flying about 70 kph high performance using same fu selage Gnome 50 horsepower Anzani sevencylinder engine used time flatbottomed wings haste departure Paris mixed two pairs wings Moi Maurice Tabuteau Aviateur Pro fessionel en 1910 Part V Le Fana de 1 Aviation November 1988 So fellow birdmen next time mess up dont feel stupid Happy hints Via Northwest Scale Watch newsletter comes idea Try Elmers contact cement small tube attaching windows canopies John Stewart says has excellent tack dries clear warm-water cleanup no scars plastic models fin ish same issue Greg Davis builder museum-quality FF Scale models adds vote Coverites BalsaRite seal balsa before tis sue covering Ric Dittman advises thinning like dope going cover silk us ing two coats Greg also used BalsaRite bondpaper cowls decking nonshrinking prevents cave-ins NFFS US Outdoor Champs Lawrenceville IL will site exciting weeks imaginable during period June 19-23 1989 will no less 61 events includ ing Old-Timer SAM stuff NFFS events Towline Glider Ornithopter Flying Aces Club events Jumbo Rubber mass launches Thursday Friday going real three-ring circus wont want miss Contact people Italiano 1655 Revere Dr Brookfield WI 53005 schedule dor mitory information info NFFS events Don Sachtjen RR 5 Box 56B Bloomfield IN 47424 information SAM events FAC GHQ Lin Reichel 3301 Cindy Lane Erie PA 16506 Scale events Send large SASE US Indoor Championships June 1-4 1989 Minidome Johnson City TN date calendar fly Indoor Scale events will include AMA Scale Peanut Scale Pistachio Scale general information send large Helldivers think Cur tiss Helldiver would have looked home National Air Races heres news Dave Diels long known painstaking efforts putting out kits discriminating modeler now has SBC-4 kit $14 plus $2 shipping Its fun just open kit fondle ma terials Its real Thirties nostalgia few mod ern touches spans 17 beginners kit modeler few un der belt models should provide hours fun Dave also has TBD-l Devastator $1550 plus P&H spans 25 Decals canopies best anywhere Send Diels Engineer ing PO Box 101 Woodville OH 43469 Ask list other kits Thirties WW II planesbut include SASE Wet T-shirt contest planned have could talk AMA official event great-looking shirts around today really square showing up club meeting last-years favorite Cactus Squadron FAC got re quests its great shirts after FAC Club Nats Geneseo NY officers decided make few available others Look page 87 October 1988 issue magazine see Dave Smith wearing multicolored collectors item Send check $10 made out Bob Schlosberg 7420 E Buena Terra Way Scotts dale AZ 85253 shirts fantastic espe cially like Curtiss Sparrowhawk its Zeppelin hook 174 Model Aviation SASE Italiano address mentioned above info just MIAMA Pistachio Grand Prix send another large SASE Dr J Martin 2180 Tigertail Ave Miami FL 33133